Transmutated Nun

In the story by Augustin de Torres, he tells of a true story in 1617 of a female nun that trasmutes into a man. After reading the story, I realized that the idea of FTMs' (female-to-male) transsexuals was much more accepted then than it is now. They speak of the nun; Maria Munoz, as a woman who was manly by nature. In describing these manly features, they mention her strength, spirit, characteristics and manners all being masculine. They said she was handy with swords and rifles, she did the farming and was perceived by other men as being too masculine. Today, women who exude these type of characteristics are known as "tomboys" or "butch."

Soon, the nun is said to have felt severe pain and male parts emerged from inside. When her father was notified about this, he was in shock but later he was happy to have a son to leave his business and inheritance too. What is interesting in this read is that although the father had a daughter, he didn't see her as the heir nor as the person to carry on his legacy. So, as this nun transmutated, he was excited to have a son instead of a daughter. Today, there are many families who prefer to have sons as opposed to daughters. De Torres writes, "Now he has a very manly son who can marry; and she is also happy because after twelve years of incarceration she enjoys freedom. Having been transformed from woman to man, nature could not have bestowed upon her any better material blessing." Does this mean that being a man is better than being a woman? I obviously disagree with this rationale but it is interesting to see how FTM people are thought of then and now.